Pausanias Analysis

Passage 8.7.8

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Passage 8.7.8: Philip's treatment of Glaucus and its supposed link to Alexander's death

Historical Skeptical

Greek Text

εἰ δὲ τῶν ἐς Γλαῦκον τὸν Σπαρτιάτην ἐποιήσατο ὁ Φίλιππος λόγον καὶ τὸ ἔπος ἐφʼ ἑκάστου τῶν ἔργων ἀνεμίμνησκεν αὑτόν, ἀνδρὸς δʼ εὐόρκου γενεὴ μετόπισθεν ἀρείων, οὐκ ἂν οὕτω δίχα λόγου δοκεῖ μοι θεῶν τις Ἀλεξάνδρου τε ὁμοῦ τὸν βίον καὶ ἀκμὴν τὴν Μακεδόνων σβέσαι.

English Translation

But if Philip had taken heed of his treatment of Glaucus the Spartan, and had reminded himself of this saying at each of his actions—that the descendants of a righteous man are made better—then it seems to me beyond doubt that no god would so swiftly have extinguished the life of Alexander and simultaneously ended the glory of the Macedonians.

Proper Nouns

gods (θεοί) deity
Macedonians (Μακεδόνες) other
Glaukos (Γλαῦκος) person Q20002632
Spartan (Σπαρτιάτης) person
Philip (Φίλιππος) person
Alexander (Ἀλέξανδρος) person
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